Articles about Entertaiment

The word entertainment is used for all kinds of amusements and experiences: a film for one person; an evening of music, dance, or theatre for two people; a banquet for a group of people; or a performance for thousands. The experience of entertainment can be light-hearted or have a deeper significance—as with ceremony, celebration, religious festivals, or satire for example.

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The origin of the word comes from the Medieval Latin intertenere, from the prefix inter meaning “inside” and the suffix tenere, from the Indo-European root ten.